Radeon RX 6500M vs Pro 5300M

Place in the ranking	345	273
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	12.44	27.63
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 14	Navi 24
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	13 November 2019 (5 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1280	1024
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	2000 MHz
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz	2400 MHz
Number of transistors	6,400 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	100.0	153.6
Floating-point processing power	3.2 TFLOPS	4.915 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	80	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	medium sized	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	144.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pro 5300M 15.42

RX 6500M 20.15
+30.7%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Pro 5300M 5940

RX 6500M 7765
+30.7%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

45−50

−37.8%

62
+37.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

−175%

66
+175%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −148%	62 +148%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −34%	65−70 +34%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −32.3%	40−45 +32.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −179%	67 +179%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −30.6%	45−50 +30.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −28.6%	50−55 +28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 −25%	120−130 +25%
Hitman 3	27−30 −110%	61 +110%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −25.6%	95−100 +25.6%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −32.1%	70−75 +32.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −28.6%	50−55 +28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −34%	65−70 +34%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 −16.5%	90−95 +16.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −80%	45 +80%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −34%	65−70 +34%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −32.3%	40−45 +32.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −33.3%	32 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −30.6%	45−50 +30.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −28.6%	50−55 +28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 −25%	120−130 +25%
Hitman 3	27−30 −100%	58 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −25.6%	95−100 +25.6%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −32.1%	70−75 +32.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −28.6%	50−55 +28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −90%	95 +90%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −21.6%	45−50 +21.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 −16.5%	90−95 +16.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −56%	39 +56%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −32.3%	40−45 +32.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −20.8%	29 +20.8%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −30.6%	45−50 +30.6%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 −25%	120−130 +25%
Hitman 3	27−30 −89.7%	55 +89.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −25.6%	95−100 +25.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −66%	83 +66%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −5.4%	39 +5.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +216%	25 −216%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

−28.6%

50−55
+28.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 −30%	35−40 +30%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −29.2%	30−35 +29.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −46.2%	18−20 +46.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −35.3%	21−24 +35.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −27.8%	21−24 +27.8%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −40.7%	110−120 +40.7%
Hitman 3	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −35.5%	40−45 +35.5%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −40.7%	35−40 +40.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −50%	40−45 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −43.8%	21−24 +43.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 −26.3%	120−130 +26.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−36%

30−35
+36%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −33.3%	20−22 +33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −36.4%	14−16 +36.4%
Hitman 3	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −34.6%	100−110 +34.6%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −46.7%	21−24 +46.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −33.3%	27−30 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −53.3%	21−24 +53.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−28.6%

18−20
+28.6%

This is how Pro 5300M and RX 6500M compete in popular games:

RX 6500M is 38% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro 5300M is 216% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6500M is 179% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Pro 5300M is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RX 6500M is ahead in 71 test (99%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	15.42	20.15
Recency	13 November 2019	4 January 2022
Chip lithography	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	50 Watt

RX 6500M has a 30.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 70% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6500M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 5300M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 5300M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 6500M is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.